Pere Marquette River Fishing Report 3/8/10

Spring is in the air up here. We could use those April showers a month earlier though. The river is low and clear making Steelhead fishing tough on the sunny days. There are plenty of fish in the whole river system, but a lot of them are fall/winter fish. I saw a few bright spring fish last week that were eager to take a fly. So it's just a matter of time for them to make they way in. For the most part though the fish that are around are getting wise. Especially with the heavy angling pressure we have had on these nice warm days. Just need a good spring rain and we should see a good push of Chrome moving up the river. Flies last week were Stoneflies in brown and black. Small Nuke eggs in cheese,apricot and golden nugget. For streamers try down sizing in size and try swinging some baitfish/parr patterns in whites and olives.

Pics 3/1/,3/2,3/4,3/5,3/6: Steelhead fishing was good last week. Here are a few pics for your viewing pleasure. (: Josh of Gates AuSable Lodge joined me for a great day of winter Steelheading where he took this nice bright hen. Scott brought in this nice buck to the net on a Hex nymph. John had a great day of fishing where we got to play around with new Skagit lines and hooked a few fish while we were at it. Here is a nice big buck as his reward. Rick came for his first Steelhead fishing trip where he took this nice Winter Buck on a Stonefly pattern. Heather and I enjoyed a nice day of fishing and she did great bringing a few fish to hand on the Indy rig. Here she is with one of the prettiest of the day. : }

Check out the gallery page which has been updated with Fall '09 steelhead photos.

Drop me an email if you want to book a trip, or if looking for an up to the minute report.

Tightlines,
Jeff
   

   

Videos

Year in Review...2008 Brown Trout.

Year in Review...2008 Steelhead.

Winter steelheading on the Pere Marquette River with the guys from Nomad Anglers.

Good Client and friend Rick Marcum of Chicago put this video together. There are some clips of us fishing together including a bright, sunny day in May stripping streamers...where as the guide you think this is going to be a tough day. We managed to get a Steelhead though at 1 in the afternoon. (: